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martha: yeah. >> and the capital of the jihad in libya is benghazi. in fact, we brought qaddafi in from the cold so to speak not only because of his abandoning the nuclear weapons program but because he was giving us valuable intelligence on jihadists in his own country. now, you know, for whatever reason we jumped in on their side in a war that, there was no provocation against the united states but we have to know this is a as dangerous a place as it gets on the planet for americans. martha: initially we were told it was about the video. then there was also reporting that, they were interested in having the blind sheikh released. which i think most people believe is not a possibility. but isn't all of that just sort of giving a reason to sort of an underlying current and a bigger issue here? >> yeah, you're absolutely right. you were good enough to mention my book, and that is exactly what spring fever is about. the dominant islam of this region of the world is islamic sue premise i am. in their ideology the west is perceived as the enemy. they're t
martha: yeah. >> and the capital of the jihad in libya is benghazi. in fact, we brought qaddafi in from the cold so to speak not only because of his abandoning the nuclear weapons program but because he was giving us valuable intelligence on jihadists in his own country. now, you know, for whatever reason we jumped in on their side in a war that, there was no provocation against the united states but we have to know this is a as dangerous a place as it gets on the planet for americans....
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benghazi is where the consulate was taken out two days ago. further to the east in cairo are the images we've been putting on our screen, the protests that have gone back and forth, cat and mouse in the streets today. common boards between tripoli. captain chuck nash is here. these navy destroyers are going to be positioned off the tripoli is that your understanding or do they move back and forth between the two towns of tripoli and benghazi? >> they will be patrolling back and forth between the two towns. they have collection systems on them, and they are going to be monitoring electronic transmissions, radios, walkie-talkies, cell phones, that kind of thing, they will be collecting intelligence. bill: can they help us find those who are responsible? >> i think they will be part of the intelligence collection effort for sure. the other thing they'll probably be doing is keeping an eye on some iranian ships that have a habit showing up in places recently like benghazi, egypt and yemen. and the ships are, as far as we can tell, it's a shell gam
benghazi is where the consulate was taken out two days ago. further to the east in cairo are the images we've been putting on our screen, the protests that have gone back and forth, cat and mouse in the streets today. common boards between tripoli. captain chuck nash is here. these navy destroyers are going to be positioned off the tripoli is that your understanding or do they move back and forth between the two towns of tripoli and benghazi? >> they will be patrolling back and forth...
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benghazi here on the mediterranean coast. tripoli, and cairo, capital city here and sanaa, the capital city, is popping today. the common border shared between egypt and libya runs 800 miles that these two countries share. take this section of the map. go in a little bit closer. give you a sense something you must keep an eye on as we move through the story. capital city of tripoli. here is benghazi and cairo well to the east several hundred miles. this is the town of de are. na, libya. in all likelihood you have not heard of derna before today. derna is town traysed to dozens and dozens of al qaeda foreign fighters that came from this town specifically and joined battles in afghanistan and iraq. as the crow flies from dern that and benghazi, 150 miles. the consulate hit day and a half ago how many protesters came from the town of derna? that is something we'll look at. we'll try to figure out what is the american response in all this? ambassador bolton is on standby. so to are many others. what do we do as a country? there a
benghazi here on the mediterranean coast. tripoli, and cairo, capital city here and sanaa, the capital city, is popping today. the common border shared between egypt and libya runs 800 miles that these two countries share. take this section of the map. go in a little bit closer. give you a sense something you must keep an eye on as we move through the story. capital city of tripoli. here is benghazi and cairo well to the east several hundred miles. this is the town of de are. na, libya. in all...
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new fallout from the attack on the consulate in benghazi. the u.s. now temporarily pulling out more staff members from it's embassy from the capitol city of tripoli saying they are leaving for security reasons. the obama administration is putting out tkaulg versions of the assault. last week secretary of state hillary clinton calling it a spontaneous outburst of violence. >> the office of the director of national intelligence has said we had no actionable intelligence that an attack on our post in benghazi was planned or imminent. bill: fast forward now to yesterday, defense secretary leon panetta now saying the attack was very much premeditated and not spur of the moment. >> as we determined the details of what took place there, and how that attack took place, that it became clear that there were terrorists who had planned that attack. bill: add up all the turmoil in the middle east and many wonder if the arab spring is turning into a islam i can baker. mike baker, president of diligence llc a global intelligence and security firm, mike good morning
new fallout from the attack on the consulate in benghazi. the u.s. now temporarily pulling out more staff members from it's embassy from the capitol city of tripoli saying they are leaving for security reasons. the obama administration is putting out tkaulg versions of the assault. last week secretary of state hillary clinton calling it a spontaneous outburst of violence. >> the office of the director of national intelligence has said we had no actionable intelligence that an attack on...
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ambassador in benghazi, libya. we're now being told that mitt romney, governor romney will speak about this and 9:35 this morning. we will bring you those comments when they come in. in the meantime speaker boehner is now also talking about this. he is condemning the attacks on americans in libya including the u.s. ambassador, christopher stevens. the speaker says this, quote, we mourn for the families of our countrymen in benghazi and condemn this horrific attack. 11 years after september 11th, this is a jolting reminder that freedom remains under siege by forces around the globe who relish violence overfree expression and terror over democracy and that america and free people everywhere must remain vigilant in the defense of our liberties. that from speaker boehner just moments ago. bill: it is quite remarkable in 24 hours how quickly foreign policy can come to the for front because there is this story that ed henry mentioned moments ago. israel ratcheting up the u.s. on taking a tougher stance against iran on th
ambassador in benghazi, libya. we're now being told that mitt romney, governor romney will speak about this and 9:35 this morning. we will bring you those comments when they come in. in the meantime speaker boehner is now also talking about this. he is condemning the attacks on americans in libya including the u.s. ambassador, christopher stevens. the speaker says this, quote, we mourn for the families of our countrymen in benghazi and condemn this horrific attack. 11 years after september...
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before benghazi was brand terrorism a u.s. intelligence official told fox that everything under investigation but they believe the tape and the demonstrations in cairo may have been the catalyst for what happened in benghazi. bill: who are more on this.ine g the story in washington. martha? martha: big story. the white house has been choosing its words very carefully what may have led to the attack in libya. will the white house change its tune now now that their own top terrorist official has called the assault a terrorist attack? ambassador john bolton will join us away on that. bill: meanwhile anti-american protests rage on. students in pakistan and afghanistan. the latest group to go violent. hundreds burning u.s. and israeli flags and chanting anti-american slogans that is in the town of karachi. similar in kabul, afghanistan, where students go further. calling for a libyan style attack on america's ambassador in that country. martha: iraqis flooding the streets in the holy city of karbala. it is one of the most sacred si
before benghazi was brand terrorism a u.s. intelligence official told fox that everything under investigation but they believe the tape and the demonstrations in cairo may have been the catalyst for what happened in benghazi. bill: who are more on this.ine g the story in washington. martha? martha: big story. the white house has been choosing its words very carefully what may have led to the attack in libya. will the white house change its tune now now that their own top terrorist official has...
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agent has been within the city limits of benghazi. martha: i think a lot of people are going to find this incredible, and there are so many questions to address here. the first one that comes to mind, brett, is what possible reason would you have for sending susan rice out there to say that this was a spontaneous attack, they were basically tripping over themselves in the administration to talk about this movie, that they were opposed to it, they found it reprehensible, every other word in the book. you have one hand waiving over here which was disconnected from what they already knew, which should have been an immediate investigation into al-qaida on the ground there that killed four american citizens. >> there are multiple explanations possibly. you have a republican senator calling it a cover up. you have several senators that are calling susan rice directly and you had senate ayotte on for an explanation. she would have if she had an intelligence brief of any level known that the government in avenue itself would have had to have
agent has been within the city limits of benghazi. martha: i think a lot of people are going to find this incredible, and there are so many questions to address here. the first one that comes to mind, brett, is what possible reason would you have for sending susan rice out there to say that this was a spontaneous attack, they were basically tripping over themselves in the administration to talk about this movie, that they were opposed to it, they found it reprehensible, every other word in the...
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we were just talking to our contact in benghazi. he said one of the key militias in that city is it falling into line with the government. we've been out and about here in tripoli. we visited one compound where militias were driven out by libyan security forces but there are new protests planned for here and in benghazi on friday. a sign maybe the folks here aren't too sure what is going on with the militias. amid new concerns some of their weapons are going into the wrong places. one militia commander says a lot of the shoulder-fired rockets that he was holding on his base had disappeared in the turmoil of the past couple of days. those kind of shoulder-fired rockets are the kinds of things that terrorists like to get their hands on, bill. bill: what about this investigation, the probe into the killings, where does that stand today, greg? >> reporter: right now two weeks ago ambassador stevens body as as well as the body of three other americans would have been back in germany on the way to the u.s. evacuated from this country afte
we were just talking to our contact in benghazi. he said one of the key militias in that city is it falling into line with the government. we've been out and about here in tripoli. we visited one compound where militias were driven out by libyan security forces but there are new protests planned for here and in benghazi on friday. a sign maybe the folks here aren't too sure what is going on with the militias. amid new concerns some of their weapons are going into the wrong places. one militia...
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the attacks on the civilians in benghazi were attacks on america. we are grateful for the assistance we received from the libyan government and from the libyan people. there should be no doubt that we will be relentless in tracking down the killers and bringing them to justice. i also appreciate that in recent days the leaders of other countries in the region, including egypt, tunisia and yemen have taken steps to secure our diplomatic facilities and called for calm. and so have religious authorities around the globe. but understand, the attacks of the last two weeks are not simply an assault on america, they are also an assault on the very ideals upon which the united nations was founded, the notion that people can resolve their differences peacefully, that diplomacy can take the place of war, that an inner dependent world all of us have a stake in working towards better opportunity and security for our citizens. if we are serious about upholding these ideals it will not be enough to put more guards in front of an embassy or to put out statements o
the attacks on the civilians in benghazi were attacks on america. we are grateful for the assistance we received from the libyan government and from the libyan people. there should be no doubt that we will be relentless in tracking down the killers and bringing them to justice. i also appreciate that in recent days the leaders of other countries in the region, including egypt, tunisia and yemen have taken steps to secure our diplomatic facilities and called for calm. and so have religious...
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it remains unclear who was behind the attack in beng benghazi, who was involved. and whether they took advantage of an anti-is film, or used it as an excuse for the attack. susan rice had suggested the aeu attac attack was more spontaneous. but yesterday a spokesperson seemed reluctant to contradict the u.n. ambassador and offered little new information offering that an investigation is underway. >> the libyans are leading an investigation. we have our own f.b.i. investigation, we also have close f.b.i. and libyan cooperation as we both pursue these, but i'm not going to get into the back and forth of who is arrested, what we think, what we know about any of this. >> reporter: meanwhile reaction to this anti-is film is complicating the end game in afghanistan with attacks against nato troops there being blamed on the film. u.s. officials have suspended joint operations withafter beg with afghan prop patrols and that complicates with call by 2018. martha: it's difficult to get a handle on exactly what took place. a former c.i.a. covert operations officer joins us w
it remains unclear who was behind the attack in beng benghazi, who was involved. and whether they took advantage of an anti-is film, or used it as an excuse for the attack. susan rice had suggested the aeu attac attack was more spontaneous. but yesterday a spokesperson seemed reluctant to contradict the u.n. ambassador and offered little new information offering that an investigation is underway. >> the libyans are leading an investigation. we have our own f.b.i. investigation, we also...
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american ambassador chris stevens as well as three other americans last tuesday in the consulate in benghazi in eastern libya, there is a cross border aspect to this story that is making right now in tunis. and another aspect of the story tunisia, like other countries are being hard-hit by the united states to stop the radicalism we see here in wake of the arab spring. they told me they did not see the tunisia step between the protests of the islamist and protestors the other friday that did knowledge damage to the u.s. embassy, and its compound and a school nearby where about a hundred american kids were staying until about two hours before the protest. there with us a demand coming from the americans that the tunisia act against these radicals. and there was a taunt in that too. tunisia looking to america to fork over half a billion dollars in needed money over the next year to payoff loans in this economy. there is a bit of a taunt there too by the united states that, hey you come through there and then maybe we can come through with this. back to the breaking news, we'll get a hard confi
american ambassador chris stevens as well as three other americans last tuesday in the consulate in benghazi in eastern libya, there is a cross border aspect to this story that is making right now in tunis. and another aspect of the story tunisia, like other countries are being hard-hit by the united states to stop the radicalism we see here in wake of the arab spring. they told me they did not see the tunisia step between the protests of the islamist and protestors the other friday that did...
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you recall after the 9/11 terrorist attack in benghazi u.n. ambassador susan rice told fox news it was a spontaneous attack that was not preplanned but got out of control. that contradicted the president of libya's claim that it was in fact a premeditated strike. later the white house said the attack was in fact a terror attack. obama senior advisor robert gibbs explained why the administration changed its account. >> absolutely no one intentionally or unintentionally misled anybody involved in this. absolutely not. again, that is an answer that the press secretary gave on september the 14th. it is now september the 23rd. we learned more information every single day about what happened. nobody wants to get to the bottom of this more than we do. >> reporter: getting to the bottom of it is certainly important for the white house but all those investigating. meantime the matter continues to be the subject of much debate even bringing focus on the president's foreign policy into the campaign. bill: kelly, what are republicans saying about all this
you recall after the 9/11 terrorist attack in benghazi u.n. ambassador susan rice told fox news it was a spontaneous attack that was not preplanned but got out of control. that contradicted the president of libya's claim that it was in fact a premeditated strike. later the white house said the attack was in fact a terror attack. obama senior advisor robert gibbs explained why the administration changed its account. >> absolutely no one intentionally or unintentionally misled anybody...
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it is not in our interest to let our consulate in benghazi libya go unguarded. to say this was not a coordinated attack by islamic radicals is a very dangerous misunderstanding of what happened. bill: there are two points i want to get to in the short time we have left. you say it defies common sense that this was spontaneous. you're calling for congressional investigation. what do you think was at work here? >> look at egypt. did anybody come with a truckload of mortars? did anybody come with heavy weapons to breach the walls in egypt? what was up here was a preplanned attack in my view of islamic radicals trying to drive us out of libya and undercut the libyan government. the salafists want us to leave. they could care less about a modern egypt. we're fighting forces of people who will live with us differently than we are but in peace in the modern world versus people who will take us into the darkness. i think congress should investigate what happened at our consulate in libya because i think, the difference between a planned attack and a riot is night and da
it is not in our interest to let our consulate in benghazi libya go unguarded. to say this was not a coordinated attack by islamic radicals is a very dangerous misunderstanding of what happened. bill: there are two points i want to get to in the short time we have left. you say it defies common sense that this was spontaneous. you're calling for congressional investigation. what do you think was at work here? >> look at egypt. did anybody come with a truckload of mortars? did anybody come...